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H.R. 2635 117th Congress House

Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

Official title: To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 16, 2021 Introduced by: Paul Tonko Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demandLand transfersLicensing and registrations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Latest action April 20, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to grant leases on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities that produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas (e.g., wind energy) in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic and Straits of Florida Planning Areas.

In September of 2020, presidential memorandums placed a moratorium on all energy leases in those areas for a 10-year period. This bill allows energy leases from such sources in those areas during that time.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2635: Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2635/
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"H.R. 2635: Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2635/.
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H.R. 2635, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2635/.
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